Rebecca Yarros’ best-selling fantasy saga will be adapted as a series by Amazon Studios and we already know some details
At the Basgiath War College, thousands of candidates apply to be part of the elite of the Kingdom of Navarre, training in the Dragon Rider Quadrant and bonding with a dragon in the context of a war with the continent’s other kingdom, Poromiel. , which has been going on for more than 400 years. Although being admitted to the academy is not easy, the young Violet Sorrengail ends up joining the Riders’ Quadrant at the request of her mother and family tradition, where she and the rest of the students have to face tests that can be lethal, as well as well as the competition, sometimes unfair, from the rest of the colleagues
This is how it starts wings of bloodthe famous novel by the American author Rebecca Yarros with which, in 2022, the Empireo saga beganand with which she reaffirmed herself once again as one of the most successful bestselling authors of our time: in its first six months on sale, Wings of Blood sold more than two million copies, became a true BookTok phenomenon and took over the #1 spot on the best-seller list. The New York Times.
Last February the publication of the second novel in the saga, Iron Wingscaused a real sensation on social networks: although there were some disappointments with the pre-sale of the first edition, the book broke the record for copies sold in the first week in Spain.
Aware of success, Amazon Studios moved quickly and at the end of October 2023 it was announced that Amazon MGM Studios was developing a new series adaptation of wings of blood. A ambitious project that follows in the footsteps of The wheel of time and The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power which is running to become its most important fantasy title.
Take note of everything we know below:
When will the series ‘Wings of Blood’ premiere?
It is still too early to speculate on dates and, without having finalized the essential details, such as the team in charge of the adaptation and scriptwriting process, the choice of actors and the shooting and future filming plans, It is most likely that the materialization of the series will still take several years..
To move forward The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerfor example, it took five years and, although it is probably less with wings of bloodwe can expect a considerable wait.
The series will air on Prime Video and it seems likely that the plan is to adapt the entire saga in several seasons if it meets audience expectations.
Who is behind the series ‘Alas de Sangre’?
The rights to the fantasy saga were acquired in November 2024 by Amazon and Michael B. Jordan’s production company Outlier Society and not only include the novel wings of bloodbut also Wings of iron and the three remaining books planned by its author.
In addition, Rebecca Yarros will be an executive producer of the series, as well as editor Liz Pelletier, which seems to portend that the adaptation will be very faithful and respectful of the original material. However, the ‘showrunner’ has not yet been announced, nor have the screenwriters, directors and other people involved.
What is ‘Blood Wings’ about?
As we summarized at the beginning, Alas de Sangre tells the story of Violet Sorrengail, a 20-year-old girl who ends up at Basgiath War College to become a dragon rider even though that was never her desire. However, her mother, a general and commander of the university, has other plans for her and for the role her daughter must play in Nevarre, a kingdom at war with the other kingdom on the continent.
Surviving the course in the Riders’ Quadrant and bonding with a dragon will not be your only challenge, since the novel is quite a combination of fantasy, magic and dragons, but also love and teenage passion.
Who will star in ‘Alas de Sangre’?
Although no name linked to the project has yet come to light, without a doubt the star signing will be the one in charge of playing Violet Sorrengail, the protagonist of the story. Likewise, an adaptation of Blood Wings It couldn’t be done without Xaden Riorson, Dain Aetos and the rest of the key figures in the novels.
“I’ve never done this before, so I don’t have an opinion on whether it should be established actors or not, or what attention that brings, because I’m out of my depth here,” Rebecca Yarros admitted in an interview with Variety. “I’m going to trust that they bring in the right people when they start casting. And then I hope that they fit who is described in the book, and I think we’ll know that when we find out. But honestly, I don’t have a preference, just who can fit the character.”
Likewise, Yarros applauded the presence of Michael B. Jordan’s production company in the equation as a guarantee: “I knew they would respect the diversity of the cast.”
An adaptation that will not make the same mistake as ‘Game of Thrones’
The third novel in the saga, Onyx Stormwill be published in the US in January 2025 and Rebecca Yarros is very clear that it will not happen to her like it did to George RR Martin with Game of Throneswhen the series moved ahead of the books and he had to go ahead and finish the story on his own.
“I can promise that unless something happens to me, we will not have that situation,” he said in the same interview. Variety. “We have a publishing schedule, but it’s not public yet. I’ve already said publicly that I’m slowing down a bit, enough that I can publish books and still be healthy.”
